Climbing and Journalism with Lauren DeLaunay Miller

Lauren Delaunay Miller is an award-winning author, journalist and audio producer based in Bishop, California. Her first book, Valley of Giants: Stories from Women at the Heart of Yosemite Climbing, was published in the spring of 2022 by Mountaineers Books, and won the Banff Mountain Book Competition for Climbing Literature. Growing up on the East Coast, Miller says she wasn't initially an outdoorsy person. But she was inspired to start climbing while at college in North Carolina—after seeing a photo of Alex Honnold climbing Yosemite's Half Dome on the cover of National Geographic . She recalls that, at the time, she didn't even know how to pronounce "Yosemite." Since then, Miller has spent many days on Yosemite's granite walls. In this episode, Miller talks about the power of using the mountains and climbing as a vehicle to tackle stories around larger issues in society. She speaks to her love of climbing, and how it allows her to connect with people and explore human stories, communities and relationships. Support for this episode of the Alpinist Podcast comes from the American Alpine Club . Alpinist Magazine: Website | Instagram | Facebook Host: Abbey Collins Guest: Lauren DeLaunay Miller Producer + Engineer: Mike Horn

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Climbing and Journalism with Lauren DeLaunay Miller is an episode from Alpinist by Alpinist Magazine.

This episode is 43:53 long.

This episode was published on Feb 12, 2024.

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